AnAge entry for Zonotrichia leucophrys

Classification (HAGRID: 00741)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Passeriformes
                Family: Emberizidae
                    Genus: Zonotrichia
Species: Zonotrichia leucophrys
Common name: White-crowned sparrow

Maximum longevity: 13.3 years (wild)
Source: ref. 427
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Record longevity belongs to a specimen of the gambelii subspecies that lived 13.3 years in the wild [0427].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[0435] McKechnie and Wolf (2004), The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data (PubMed)
[0062] Holmes and Ottinger (2003), Birds as long-lived animal models for the study of aging (PubMed)
[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
[0445] The Birds of North America Online
[0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds